VIDEO : Ian McKellen Reveals Why He Pulled the Plug On a £1 Million Memoir Contract

The world isn't going to get to read Sir Ian McKellen's autobiography. Last year it emerged that the celebrated and Oscar-nominated thespian would be penning his own memoir in a deal with publishers Hodder & Stoughton reported to be worth £1 million ($1.4 million). But earlier this month the 76-year-old stage and screen icon revealed that he'd pulled the plug on the contract. Then I sent the money back," he said. He said, "I think I would have been a different person and a happier one."